Onslow County, NC Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Onslow county north carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school37,631100.0
Nursery school, preschool2,6006.9
Kindergarten2,3576.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)16,37543.5
High school (grades 9-12)7,47919.9
College or graduate school8,82023.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over75,286100.0
Less than 9th grade3,6434.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma8,16110.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)24,71132.8
Some college, no degree21,55328.6
Associate degree6,0978.1
Bachelor's degree7,77010.3
Graduate or professional degree3,3514.5
Percent high school graduate or higher84.3(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher14.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over116,397100.0
Never married34,75629.9
Now married, except separated65,16256.0
Separated3,3882.9
Widowed4,3913.8
Female
3,6583.1
Divorced8,7007.5
Female
4,7174.1
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years2,263100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren1,20653.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over78,579100.0
Civilian veterans18,79423.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years32,031100.0
With a disability3,0249.4
Population 21 to 64 years63,029100.0
With a disability13,48121.4
Percent employed
55.5(X)
No disability49,54878.6
Percent employed
72.6(X)
Population 65 years and over9,363100.0
With a disability4,64049.6
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over137,170100.0
Same house in 199549,06835.8
Different house in the U.S. in 199583,26960.7
Same county
25,30318.4
Different county
57,96642.3
Same state
8,4936.2
Different state
49,47336.1
Elsewhere in 19954,8333.5
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population150,355100.0
Native144,22695.9
Born in United States
140,71693.6
State of residence
54,84336.5
Different state
85,87357.1
Born outside United States
3,5102.3
Foreign born6,1294.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2,1831.5
Naturalized citizen
2,6861.8
Not a citizen
3,4432.3
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)6,129100.0
Europe99616.3
Asia2,05833.6
Africa1442.3
Oceania701.1
Latin America2,66543.5
Northern America1963.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over137,170100.0
English only124,22690.6
Language other than English12,9449.4
Speak English less than 'very well
3,6682.7
Spanish
8,0595.9
Speak English less than "very well"
2,4361.8
Other Indo-European languages
2,3261.7
Speak English less than "very well"
4190.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,2941.7
Speak English less than "very well"
7760.6
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population150,355100.0

Total ancestries reported

147,93698.4
Arab2700.2
Czech14440.3
Danish1980.1
Dutch1,9181.3
English12,1988.1
French (except Basque)14,6503.1
French Canadian11,3240.9
German19,70013.1
Greek4370.3
Hungarian5020.3
Irish117,53711.7
Italian7,3194.9
Lithuanian2490.2
Norwegian1,2460.8
Polish3,4172.3
Portuguese4670.3
Russian4260.3
Scotch-Irish2,9942.0
Scottish3,0292.0
Slovak1300.1
Subsaharan African1,0290.7
Swedish1,0420.7
Swiss1910.1
Ukrainian2130.1
United States or American15,15610.1
Welsh8060.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)7870.5
Other ancestries50,25733.4
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19


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